All Employees: PAGNY Offers Emotional Support Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

During this challenging time, we want to remind you of a number of support services available to you. PAGNY offers confidential guidance and resources for you or an immediate household family member, through two options:

To support your mental health, NYC Health + Hospitals has launched a system-wide emotional staff support hotline at 646-815-4150. Licensed professionals are available from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to provide support for staff experiencing fatigue, stress, anxiety, fear, burnout, or depression. This operates alongside H+H’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). You and your family can receive services through EAP by calling (212) 306-7660 or e-mailing eap@olr.nyc.gov.

You can also call New York State’s COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling. Or reach out anonymously 24/7 to the State’s Crisis Text Line by texting GOT5 to 741741.

Governor Cuomo recently announced a partnership with Headspace to offer free meditation and mindfulness content for all New Yorkers coping with this unprecedented public health crisis. You can access a collection of evidence-based, guided meditations, along with at-home mindful workouts, sleep and kids content to help address rising stress and anxiety at www.headspace.com/ny

PAGNY remains committed to supporting you and your family during this pandemic crisis and beyond, together we will see this through. If you have questions or need support, take advantage of the services listed above and don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 646-672-3651.